title: Decortication in chronic pleural empyema. Investigation of lung function based on perfusion scintigraphy.
abstract: The study presents measurements in spirometry and scintigraphic lung perfusion, before and after decortication, in 9 patients treated for chronic pleural empyema with special emphasis on measuring changes by perfusion scintigraphy. Preoperatively, the average vital capacity (VC) was 60% and the average FEV1 was 65% of the predicted. Perfusion of the affected side showed an average reduction to 22%. After decortication all functional data showed an improvement (average VC 78.5%, average FEV1 79.5%) the percentage of lung perfusion having increased to a mean of 37.8%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, FRG.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swoboda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laule
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blattmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D004653:Empyema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010477:Perfusion; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014797:Vital Capacity